guard
17
2.5
- noun
- /ɡɑrd/
:
guardia
- In boxing, the athlete must keep their guard up to avoid getting hit by their opponent's punches.
You cannot blow your guard not one single day.
- You cannot blow your guard not one single day.
- It's just just be careful, have your guard up, be smart.
- You simply feel as though you can't let your guard down.
- You know, you when your guard is down, they, they sneak a point past you.
- It doesn't feel good to have to always keep your guard up.
- He's, he's pretending to be nice so that we'll drop our guard.
- But right now he's got his arms, he's got his guard up.
- So instantly Dylan Danis goes out there on his guard with his high guard.
- And even then, it would have to be their family in their home for them to truly just let let their guard down and speak freely.
- Now that I'm a woman, I'm always aware of what's going on around me and when my guard needs to go up.
- Like, how do you override that impulse to quit or to, you know, fall back or to, you know, let your guard down?
- You know, you, your guard top, bottom, side control, top, bottom, total half, guard mount, back.
- Yeah, that looks like fighting versus guard stuff.
- Is it someone who when I put my weapon down, they take their best shot because they realise we've not got our guard up it?
Examples
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Got to keep that guard up, right?" she said, shadowboxing in place and jabbing me softly in the ribs.
Fiction book (1999) -
He assumes many forms, and so you must constantly be on guard.
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It's just just be careful, have your guard up, be smart.
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Stay on your guard, Master.
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You gotta keep your guard up.
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Put your guard up, now.
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Only a matter of time before he drops his guard.
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You're going to have to keep your guard up all the time.
Fiction book (1994) -
The old man has his guard up in a classic boxer's stance.
Fiction book (1996) -
Don't drop your guard.
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
210
1.3
A person who watches and protects a building or people to stop stealing and trouble
- Formal
152
3.7
A military group in each United States state that governors or federal leaders call in emergencies
37
7.7
A special military unit that protected the Iraqi government in Baghdad under Saddam Hussein
20
2.1
A dog trained to protect people or property by warning and sometimes attacking intruders
12
3.4
A branch of the United States military that enforces laws at sea, rescues people, and protects its waters
6
3.7
A group of part-time soldiers who help in local emergencies and serve abroad
5
4.2
A reserve force of civilian volunteers who support the United States Air Force in war and emergencies
4
9.2
A young person who supports Mao Zedong and takes part in political activity during China's Cultural Revolution
- Formal
2
3.5
A branch of the US government that protects people at sea, rescues boats and crews, and stops illegal activity
- Formal
1
3.3
A part of the United States government that patrols coasts, enforces laws at sea, and rescues people
- US
1
3.9
A set of metal bars attached to the front of a football helmet that protects the player's face
- Formal
1
4.1
A group of people who stand in line to welcome an important person or honor a dead person
- Formal
1
5.5
US Department of Defense office that manages the Army and Air National Guard
1
9.9
A guard who stands near the king or queen during ceremonies while wearing a Tudor uniform
- Specialized
Long outer parts of an animal's coat that protect the soft fur underneath
- Literature
A small loyal group of advisers and supporters who protect a leader and influence decisions
- US
A curved cover above a bike or motorcycle wheel that stops mud and water splashing on the rider
- US
A curved shield above a bicycle or motorcycle wheel that keeps mud and water off the rider
How Defensive
17
2.5
77
3.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Guard comes from an old German word meaning 'to watch' or 'protect', and is related to ward and warden. In sports like boxing or fencing your guard is the way you hold your body to 'protect' yourself from an attack.